No Child...
By Nilaja Sun
Directed by Noël Raymond
Featuring Sonja Parks
February 12 - March 14, 2010
“
Powerful, moving and instructive. A flawless production and beautifully rendered.” – Audience Member
“A class act… Parks taps our imaginations so
deeply.” Rohan Preston – The Star Tribune
“Sonja Parks earns her place
in the solo-show firmament with her smart, funny and touching work in No Child...”
– Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press
Sonja Parks returns in this riveting one-woman, sixteen character performance that was recognized with a 2009 Ivey Award. No Child... is a tour-de-force solo piece that underscores Pillsbury House Theatre’s commitment to challenging work that inspires choice, change and connection. This multi-award winning play examines not only the state of today’s
education system but also the very people that work in that system
every day from the teachers to the students and even the janitor. No Child...
is a sometimes joyous, sometimes moving story of art, redemption and
one teacher's journey through the precarious state of America’s public
educational system.
In the play, Ms. Sun, a new teaching artist at Malcolm X High School in the Bronx, has six weeks to get a class of struggling students to rehearse and perform Our Country's Good. Along the way she'll meet a cast of characters such as the stern school security guard, the wise janitor, and a unique class of students including tough as nails Jerome, sassy Shondrika, and caffeine fueled Chris. In just a few weeks, Ms. Sun will get her own education on what it's like to be a teacher in today's schools.
Ticket Prices
Wednesdays @ the House (7:30pm)
Pay What You Can
Thursdays (7:30pm) & Sundays (3:00pm)
$15 Adults / $10 Seniors & Students
Fridays (7:30pm) & Saturdays (7:30pm)
$20 Adults / $15 Seniors & Students
Special Discounts for Educational Staff. Call 612-825-0459 for details.
Group rates available for parties of 8 or more. Call 612-787-3622 for group rate information.
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Photos by Michal Daniel